Nature gets a little provocative with research that seems to show that as much air pollution comes from our houses as our cars:
… Read the rest “Household chemicals cause as much smog as cars now?”Volatile organic compounds contribute to the formation of
Science Daily looks at an “optical state” – a form of light that can allow engineers to create super-fast quantum computers powered by photons:
… Read the rest “Creating a new kind of light”Try a quick experiment:
Science Daily reports on Rockefeller University researchers who have undone the damage of Alzheimer’s Disease in mice by gradually depleting levels of a particular brain enzyme:… Read the rest “Scientists reverse Alzheimer’s (in mice).”
The answer, from the US Geological Survey’s Facebook page, is an algal bloom in Lake Erie, as photographed by Landsat:
… Read the rest “Science Art: What is that green gunk?, USGS/NASA, 2 Nov 2017”In late September, Earth-observing satellites
Science Daily turns the lights up on Michigan State University neurological research showing sitting in a darkened room can hurt the brain’s ability to remember and learn:
… Read the rest “Dim lights might make us less bright.”The researchers
Nature has a new process for turning trees into a building material that’s tougher than girders or automobile frames:
… Read the rest “Making wood that’s stronger than steel”“It’s a new class of materials with great potential,” says Li
Xinhuanet reports on an ancient civil engineering project – a tomb from 1,000 years ago that has an elaborate system to keep water – and tomb robbers – out:
… Read the rest “Chinese tomb with sewer security.”The excavation
The Guardian reports on a new discovery shedding light on the ancient mystery of Stonehenge – by showing us where the megalithic architects lived – and made their massive plans… Read the rest “Stonehenge architects slept here.”
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Money! Monkey money!
This is some currency art done in niobium and silver, honoring the discipline of evolutionary biology. I don’t think it has any *actual* DNA… Read the rest “Science Art: 2014 Evolutionary Biology – Austrian 25 Euro, designed by Helmut Andexlinger.”
Science News gets the answers on what suddenly killed 200,000 saiga antelopes in 2015:
… Read the rest “Here’s what killed all those antelopes on the steppes. It’s warmer now.”“If you come at dawn and dusk, it’s magical,” says E.J. Milner-Gulland, a conservation biologist
Of course. Of course. The Guardian reveals that orcas can use human speech when it suits them:
… Read the rest “Killer whales speak human. A little.”New research reveals that orcas are able to imitate human speech, in some cases at the first attempt,
More astronaut optimism, less everything else.
From the NASA Image HQ Flickr account:
… Read the rest “Science Art: Expedition 54 flight engineer Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), by NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepi, Dec. 17, 2017.”Expedition 54 flight engineer Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration
The American Council on Health and Social Science looks at the epidemiology of human behavior – and things we want to believe – by finding what riots, flu and “fake news”… Read the rest “Riots spread like viruses spread like “fake news.””
Scientific American brings us a baby step closer to understanding what a bunch of strange DNA – stuff that doesn’t directly shape our cells – shared by all vertebrates… Read the rest “Mystery DNA has something to do with our brains.”
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